"Your Majesty, I remember now. During the process of refining this pill, my medicine boy grabbed the wrong medicine. I'll go back now and refine it again for Your Majesty.”Xu Fu cupped his fists and prepared to leave.
"Stop, did I let you go?" Ying Zheng's face was filled with dissatisfaction. He then drew the Emperor's Sword from his waist, and flashed to Xu Fu's side.
The ice-cold Emperor's Sword exuded boundless killing intent. Xu Fu lost control of himself and broke out in cold sweat.。
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. It was my negligence.”
"Negligence? Do you really think I'm a fool? Just now, you refused to eat it. You knew that there was a problem with the pill, but you still wanted to harm me. Did you eat the guts of a bear or a leopard?!”Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes. The immense pressure made Xu Fu's legs tremble.
"Tell me, why are you doing this?”
Xu Fu hesitated for a moment. Then, a scream like a pig being slaughtered echoed throughout Consort Qi's bedroom.
Ying Zheng lifted the Emperor's Sword and stabbed it into Xu Fu's left foot, and his shoe was soon soaked in blood.
"Fine, I will grant you a quick death."
"Your Majesty, I'll tell you, I'll tell you. It's Donghuang Taiyi of the Yin-Yang School.”Xu Fu sensed the intense killing intent and did not dare to hide it.
"Yin-Yang School, good, very good." Ying Zheng had a strange expression on his face. On the surface, the Yin-Yang School was under the command of the Great Qin Empire. After all, both Ying Zheng and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi had a strong opinion of the Mohist School. He had not expected that the Yin-Yang School had grown strong enough to have the bold idea of controlling Ying Zheng!
The rewards for the Heavenly Dao Golden Rankings had been distributed, but the second-ranked Nether Army and their leader, Blood-handed Butcher, had yet to be found, let alone the Longevity Extending Pill and the Heavenly Spirit Pill.
Many of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy's experts had been stuck at the Earth Realm, and they had all expressed their goodwill not long ago. As long as they gave Great Qin the Heaven Spirit Pill, they were willing to follow Great Qin's lead.
One could imagine the importance of this Heavenly Spirit Pill.
The Yin-Yang School was worried that someone would beat them to it, so they attacked first through the traitor Xu Fu.
Unfortunately, they did not expect that the reward from the Nether Army would never reach Ying Zheng's hands.
"Zhen asks you, is there a problem with the pills you provided previously?”Ying Zheng stared at Xu Fu.
" Your Majesty, this... as the saying goes, medicine has three parts poison. The advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages, but..." Xu Fu braced himself and explained.
"Men, drag Xu Fu out and break him into pieces!”Ying Zheng's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. With a wave of his hand, his fate was decided. No matter how much Xu Fu cried, it was useless.
The First Emperor had always believed in Xu Fu's spirit pills. Even the other ministers tried their best to curry favor with Xu Fu. Even if there was only a little residue, they would fight for it.
In the entire imperial court, almost no one questioned Xu Fu. It was not until this moment that Ying Zheng realized that he had been treated as a lab rat.
If he hadn't heard Ying Lan's inner thoughts, he would have taken a 'peace of mind' without saying anything and would have been at Xu Fu's mercy. If he had given all of Great Qin's trump cards and secrets to Xu Fu, wouldn't Great Qin be in danger?!
Ying Zheng's heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself,'Lan' er is really my lucky star. First, she gave me the blueprint to benefit the people of Great Qin, and then she caught the treacherous minister to prevent me from falling into the mud.'
Although Xu Fu had persecuted him, it did not affect Ying Zheng's mood. On the contrary, he was even more curious about his son, whom he rarely interacted with.
"Lan 'er, did you already tell that there was something wrong with this pill?”Ying Zheng asked with a smile.
"Otherwise, I can't possibly harm my own mother.”Ying Lan curled her lips and said in a bad mood.
Ying Zheng frowned, not expecting him to be so frank.
Madam Qi suddenly realized that she had misunderstood Ying Lan.
"How dare you? Then why didn't you stop me? If I took it and something happened to me, where would Great Qin be?”Ying Zheng's face darkened, and his tone suddenly turned cold, as if Ying Lan would lose her head if she did not give a good answer!
This series of questions made Ying Lan speechless.
"Uh…Imperial Father, it's not that I don't want to stop you, but I don't dare. If you listen to Xu Fu's slanderous words, I might be the one who'll be torn apart.”Ying Lan cried.
Damn it, is there something wrong with Grandpa Zheng? Why is he asking such a sharp question?
I can't say that you don't have long to live anyway, so it doesn't matter if you eat it or not, right?
What does Great Qin's prosperity have to do with a salted fish like me? You actually kidnapped me with morals!
If it wasn't for the fact that he could hear Ying Lan's inner thoughts, Qin Shi Huang would have taken it for real. He could feel that Ying Lan was someone who would be coaxed but not forced.
Ying Zheng was too lazy to care about Ying Lan's contribution, but he still admired Ying Lan's ability to adapt to the situation on the spot.
"Zhen is not that muddle-headed and cruel. A vicious tiger will not eat its cubs. If you have any ideas in the future, just say it.”Ying Zheng smiled. The speed at which he turned hostile scared Consort Qi so much that her face turned pale.
Then I'll become the second Fu Su?
Ying Lan only pouted and didn't say anything.
"Are you worried that you will follow in Fu Su's footsteps? Silly boy, he's stubborn. You're a promising child. How can you be the same?”Ying Zheng said unhappily.
As expected of the one emperor of the ages. You're so capable that you can easily see through my thoughts.
Compared to the flattery of those princes and ministers, Ying Lan's heartfelt praise was much more enjoyable for Ying Zheng.
His actions made Madam Qi laugh so hard that she couldn't close her legs. This was the current Emperor, and he was not stingy with praising her son.
"Oh, I know. Thank you for your praise, Imperial Father.”Ying Lan said indifferently.
He was still wondering if Xu Fu's death meant that his plan of leading 3,000 boys and girls to search for the island had come to an end. Would Japan cease to exist, or would it slow down the development of the island?？
However, the appearance of the Heavenly Dao Golden Rankings had actually changed the course of history. Ying Lan also realized that this was going to be an era where heroes fought for supremacy!
Ying Zheng had wanted to talk to Ying Lan, but seeing his impatient look, he had no choice but to give up.
That night, Lady Qi got her wish and went to bed. She never thought that she would be able to get the favor of the First Emperor in her lifetime. It was like a long drought meeting dew…
The next day, Ying Zheng sent people to the south to investigate the situation of the Bai Yue, including all kinds of terrain, and to keep a close eye on the Xiongnu's every move in the north.
With the rewards from the Heavenly Dao Golden Rankings, Great Qin's strength had increased by quite a bit, but South Yue and Xiongnu would definitely not sit still and wait for death.
At the same time, he didn't forget to hand over the blueprints to the officials of the Ministry of Works. He wanted to make a batch of equipment as soon as possible and put it into practical use.
He also announced to the world that he was going to capture the Yin-Yang School people wantonly, just like Jing Ke when he assassinated the King of Qin.
All the officials were terrified by Xu Fu's death, afraid that they would be implicated.
"The matter of attacking the Xiongnu in the north still needs Your Majesty to decide!”
"Your Majesty, I also think that Great Qin's strength has increased and their morale is high. Now that we are going out, we will definitely be able to break through like a hot knife through butter.”
"Temporarily." Although the officials all tried to dissuade him, the emperor raised his hand and the court quieted down.
"Oh right, there's one more thing that I forgot to announce.”Ying Zheng suddenly remembered.
"Announce that Sixth Prince Ying Lan has performed outstandingly and has been conferred the title of Fifth Great Physician. He will be rewarded with a mansion, gold and white taels!”
"Gah." The ministers were dumbfounded. The Sixth Prince was outstanding? They wondered if they had heard wrongly.
However, seeing the serious expression on Shi Huang's face, it was obvious that he was not joking. They did not dare to question him.
After the court session ended, Ying Zheng closed his eyes to rest, and began to recall some information that Ying Lan had 'conveyed' to him.
What scared him the most was that he had less than a year left to live. Death was already scary, but what was even scarier was knowing that he would not live long.
There was also Zhao Gao's secret funeral and his S body was smelly. Just thinking about it made him shudder and even planned to kill Zhao Gao.
Of course, he couldn't treat Ying Lan like a god just because she guessed that there was something wrong with the pill.
So he was waiting, waiting for news.
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